The ICE 2026 Organising Committee invites high quality papers to be presented at this premier international event. Submissions should contribute to a substantial, original and previously unpublished research in the topics of the conference:
The topics of interest are examples, other topics that fit into the areas of the conference are welcome.
27th Feb 2026: Full Paper Submission
15th Apr 2026: Author notification
29th May 2026: Camera-ready version
22th-24th June 2026: ICE Conference
This includes, but is not limited to:
The review committee is available to provide feedback on paper ideas. Papers will be selected in a double-blind refereeing process based on the submitted full papers. Final papers should have no more than 7.000 words (max. 9 pages all inclusive) and should be in the correct format.
The paper should clearly describe its purpose and relevance, reference to existing theories and related works, research methods used and major results. Papers are expected to show the following structure: (i) Introduction, (ii) Relation to existing theories and work, (iii) Research approach, (iv) Findings, (v) Conclusion, and (vi) References.
Review criteria will be (a) whether and (b) how the paper extends the existing body of knowledge in engineering, technology and innovation as its contribution, and (c) therefore its relevance for the conference topics, (d) the scientific quality of the research approach and (e) the clarity of presentation.
Papers will only be accepted for review on the condition that the material is original, that it has not been copyrighted, published, presented or is currently submitted for consideration elsewhere. Based on the recommendations of the reviewers, the editorial committee will allocate submissions for oral presentation of papers and/or for poster presentations of notes.
All accepted papers will be published in the digital conference proceedings provided at the conference, but only if the final papers and a full registration fee of at least one presenting author are received before the deadline and they conform to the layout guidelines. The conference proceedings will subsequently be made available via IEEE Xplore®, but only papers that were presented by an author at the conference will be so included.
For any questions, please contact the secretariat at info@ice-conference.org.
Special sessions in ICE have demonstrated to be crucial means for deepening knowledge, staying updated on the latest trends, fostering collaborations, and broadening perspectives within a specific field or topic. They contribute significantly to the advancement and evolution of research and innovation.
The ICE 2026 Organising Committee invites proposals for conference special sessions focused on specific topics related to the conference theme.
Conference special sessions should explain the means for soliciting and selecting contributions, proposing an independent review committee.
For a position of larger visibility in the Conference and respective Committee, please submit your proposal to organize and to be chair for a "track" of sessions under the scope of one of the major ICE/IEEE ITMC 2026 conference topcis. One "track" is constituted by at least 3 sessions in research sub-areas of the "track".
Please fill out the Special Session template and send your proposal to info@ice-conference.org with the subject "Special Session Proposal".
30th Dec 2025: Special Sessions proposals
16th Jan 2026:Special Sessions Acceptance Notification
29 May 2026: Special Sessions Camera-ready copies
22th-24th June 2026: ICE Special Sessions
ICE 2025 Conference invites proposals for Special Sessions to be held in conjunction with the main conference. Special Sessions aim to be a forum to discuss advanced research and innovative solutions developed at R&D projects and industry. Special Sessions may also be devoted to case studies, solutions for industrial sectors, original and successful implementation, standardization issues or road mapping activity. Use the ICE2025 Special Sessions Proposal Form for submitting your proposal.
SS01 - Special Session: Smart grading, handling, and packaging solutions for soft and deformable products in agile and reconfigurable lines
SS02 - Special Session: AI-Driven Industrial Equipment Product Life Cycle Boosting Agility, Sustainability and Resilience
SS03 - Special Session: Digital Modelling and Simulation for Design, Processing and Manufacturing of Advanced Materials
SS04 - Special Session: Autonomous and Self-organized Artificial Intelligent Orchestrator for a Greener Industry 4.0
SS05 - Special Session: Non-destructive inspection technologies for sustainable manufacturing: Zero Waste and Zero Defects approach
SS06 - Special Session: Advancing Human Robot Collaboration in Industry 5.0
SS07 - Special Session: Urban digital and ecological transformation – an IT-engineering perspective
SS08 - Special Session: AI, Data, and Robotics for a Sustainable Food Supply Chain
SS09 - Special Session: Business Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, and Optimization
SS10 - Special Session: AI for Smart Engineering
SS11 - Special Session: Advanced technical solutions for building management and energy monitoring
SS12 - Special Session: Advancing the European Green Deal: Integrating EDIHs and Innovation Ecosystems for Sustainable Transformation
SS13 - Special Session: Manufacturing-As-A-Service (MaaS) and Smart Manufacturing Networks: A New Era of Supply Chain Resilience
SS14 - Special Session: Cognitive Computing Continuum
16 Mar 2025: Full Paper Submission
31 Mar 2025: Paper Notification of Acceptance
16 Mar 2025: Full Paper Submission
31 Mar 2025: Paper Notification of Acceptance
16 Mar 2025: Full Paper Submission
31 Mar 2025: Paper Notification of Acceptance
16 Mar 2025: Full Paper Submission
31 Mar 2025: Paper Notification of Acceptance
16 Mar 2025: Full Paper Submission
31 Mar 2025: Paper Notification of Acceptance
16 Mar 2025: Full Paper Submission
31 Mar 2025: Paper Notification of Acceptance
16 Mar 2025: Full Paper Submission
31 Mar 2025: Paper Notification of Acceptance
16 Mar 2025: Full Paper Submission
31 Mar 2025: Paper Notification of Acceptance
16 Mar 2025: Full Paper Submission
31 Mar 2025: Paper Notification of Acceptance
16 Mar 2025: Full Paper Submission
31 Mar 2025: Paper Notification of Acceptance
16 Mar 2025: Full Paper Submission
31 Mar 2025: Paper Notification of Acceptance
Entrepreneurship constitutes an important factor for economic growth, societal progression as well as individual self-realization. It is broadly defined as an activity that involves the discovery, evaluation and exploitation of opportunities to introduce new goods and services, ways of organizing, markets, processes, and raw materials. In recent years, there has been an increasing call for data-driven and evidence-based research to help understanding how entrepreneurial activities can best be supported, what components and surrounding factors make successful entrepreneurial ecosystems and what established companies can learn from entrepreneurial activities. Moreover, the exploration of opportunities from emerging technologies (e.g., artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, quantum computing, etc.) has gained traction, investigating how deep tech start-ups contribute to solving complex social and environmental challenges such as climate change, human health, advances systems and infrastructure. This special track comprises four sessions focusing on different areas in the entrepreneurship research field. Each session invites high-quality papers contributing to data-driven and impact-oriented research in the entrepreneurship field using new methods, novel datasets or novel perspectives on established datasets and focusing on the impact generated by or for the entrepreneurial activities to be investigated.
Alfândega Porto Congress Center
Porto, Portugal